"On this land, is what makes life worth living:
the return of April, the smell of bread
at dawn, a woman’s opinions on men, the writings of Aeschylus, love’s
beginning, moss on stone, mothers standing on the string of a flute,
and the invaders’ fear of memories."

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On this Land by Mahmoud Darwish (1976) https://readalittlepoetry.com/2025/10/06/on-this-land-by-mahmoud-darwish/